There are gaps in cybersecurity and the level of risk awareness as most of us work from home right now. And if heading back to an office environment happens for some, it isn’t going to be the majority of workers, at least anytime soon. With reports of productivity being higher from the work-from-home structure, many...
New Frontier The recent conversation with Chris Wiser and Art Gross covered several issues that will continue to be “hot topics” regardless of where we stand regarding COVID-19. Procedure & Policy Whether you are going to continue to work remotely or have your team return to an office, the first thing that you’ll want to...
State and local governments need funding and resources. For which thing are we talking about here? Respirators? Masks? No, but we are talking about another type of protection, for another unseen threat – cybercrime. With malicious activity already on a steady rise, the current crisis has brought some government offices to an even more heightened...
The numbers are on the rise – and in this case, we aren’t talking about COVID test results. In just a few months, the number of consumers that suspect they are at risk of identity theft has increased. In February of 2020, we saw numbers from CyberScout that out of 1050 employed adults in the...
When this pandemic hit the world, the realization that most countries were not prepared for this also hit hard at the same time. Here in the United States, and all political opinions aside, we realized that despite our confidence in our economy, in our intelligence, in our standing as a “world leader” we were not...
“Why do I always have to update my software?” “What is a patch update and why is it so important?” As an MSP, you know that it is hard enough to emphasize to every one of your clients and their employees the importance of strong security. You also know that keeping track of what they...
A New Normal Working from home has become a new normal for you, your customers, and communities across the country, with dining room tables and shared spaces becoming the offices where we conduct business of all kinds. While this structure has many benefits to productivity and employee satisfaction when done correctly, the fact that most...
When you’re a small business, you hope for exposure. But recently, we learned that the Small Business Association (SBA) was the victim of an incident that exposed user data in a less than positive way. This occurred at the end of March, about two weeks into the official COVID-19 crisis for the United States, and...
Maintaining your sanity as a business owner during this time of global crisis is enough to make you want to crawl into bed and come out when it is over. But you know you have to push through and be the rock for your business, for your family, and for your clients. They are turning...
Technology at the Forefront Many companies are finding that the technology projects that were put on hold, or on the back burner, have moved up to the top of the list of priorities. This is happening for a variety of reasons. Working from home is now a necessity, and so are the technical features and...